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Colossians 3:12-14 NIV

"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."

“I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and He gave ear unto me…I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search…Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?” Psalm 77:1, 6, 13 KJV

Look again.
Does the glare hurt your view?
See silhouettes in the shadow.

Look again.
Do you see how beauty grows?
How in each wound and perfection,
Saviour’s beauty shows!

“To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” Luke 1:77-79 KJV

“Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and He helped me. Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.” Psalm 116:4-7 KJV

A bright cluster of flowers —
dandelions…oh unruly crown of weeds,
Are beautiful, wouldn’t you say?

And you, who are not a weed —
are more cherished…Beloved Love’s Creation,
Shining vessel with God’s light.

“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised…” Luke 4:18 KJV

“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18 KJV

Trees stoop down to witness —
from the edge of the horizon —
God’s art in sunset motion.

I kneel down to witness —
from all the corners of my life —
God’s mercy before my eyes.

“But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:4-7 KJV

Frosted wave caps from
Tears of joy at Christ’s birth, and
Tears of sorrow for our pain.
Tubes of water
Smiling, because
Hope, and Love, He doth bring!

Merry Christmas! May you experience, every day, Christmas and the hope it represents.

God bless

“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” 1 John 3:8a KJV

“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 KJV

“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” 1 John 4:9-11 KJV

For by God’s grace,
you never know how strong you are
until being weak is the only choice you have.

“And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.” Hebrews 11:32-34 NIV

Each one of us uniquely painted by our Creator’s hands,
Our lives are a beautiful canvas.

Our sufferings painted in bright colors launched by chaos,
Caught by the Prince of Peace, He wields them mercifully.

Each streak of pink our Saviour’s blood, each streak of white our cleansing,
Each streak of gold, His crown–His inheritance is our blessing.

Bloom boldly, see the little things, the blessings in every day.
Life is a gift, no matter what, for it is richly filled.

Though some paint tears fall in tragedy, look to our end, a new beginning:
Love surrounds, endless joy, hopes fulfilled, fears and confusions banished.
By far more beautiful!

“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He Who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” Isaiah 40:26 NIV

“Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will He clothe you, O ye of little faith?” Luke 12:27-28 KJV

My soul, an open shell
face-down on a smudge-streaked beach.
Who will lift me up again
that the light, I may see?
Behold, Christ gently picks up
all the broken pieces.
He makes them beautiful,
art in His warm presence.

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16 NIV

Stop to see the starfish,
In all the nooks and crannies
Stop to see the little things.
Stop to see the starfish,
In every step of life
Stop to see the glories that God brings.

“May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works—He who looks at the earth, and it trembles, Who touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.” Psalm 104:31-33 NIV

Velvety center, warming, soothing-
Bright yellow petals hugging you.
Each flower, one by one,
Composing the music of God’s glory.

“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.” Romans 8:18-19 NIV

My head above the clouds,
What do I see?
My head above the clouds,
My Saviour’s love for me!

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” Psalm 19:1-4 NIV